New York
fulton directory Geneseo
NY semipro
1916-8-28 (Brk Daily Times)
1884 8-18 standings
1890 7-13 standings
Brooklyn Industrial League
1932 .275+
1933 stats
1934 Brooklyn Edison
pro basketball Mac Posnack 1935 Kings County Lighting Co.
Buffalo
1923-8-15 Twilight Leagues may play for championship - letter from the president of the Electric League.
Buffalo
1923-8-15 Twilight Leagues may play for championship - letter from the president of the Electric League.
Buffalo Amateur League
1884 Travelers
1885 Travelers
1886 Travelers
1886-2-15 Reproduces text of Police Gazette's description of Travelers. Have James Dee
1886-10-10 Misc. Bradfords have 31-7 record for season.
Olean Herald is talking about possible amateur league to have Warren, Oil City, Bradford, Allegany, Buffalo, Olean, Hornellsville, and Corry.
1886-12-26 "James Dee of the Travelers will probably sign with the Bradfords for next season.
The Travelers will in the spring enlarge the club house on Katharine Street. The plans provide for meeting, recreation, players' dressing and bath- rooms. The second floor will be used as parlors.
The annual meeting and election of the Travelers will take place at the club-rooms, No. 227 Katharine Street, to-morrow evening.
The players of the Amateur League last season ranked in the following order, on batting: John Finn of the Travelers; Rupp of the Alerts; Dee of the Travelers John Reidy of the Travelers.
The Perrys will have their annual meeting and election of officers January 5th.
The Travelers and Perrys will put good nines in the field next season. There will probably be a strong fight between them for the pennant.
The Amateur clubs will use the East-side grounds next season.
The Travelers are to be greatly strengthened next season.
The Perrys are arranging for a number of new players. If the club gets the men it wants, the Travelers and Clippers will have to look out for their laurels next season.
Players in the Amateur League are making no effort to secure outside engagements next year. They would rather remain in Buffalo."
1904-6-11 Player from 20 years ago, George Bell, remembered. His son is playing with a west side juvenile club.
1886-2-20 (Police Gazette) Pic of Buffalo Travelers
Buffalo Semi-pro League
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1915-9-25 Phoenix club may use Vin Hofman in both games against Cuban Giants tomorrow. Phoenix is a Polish club. The Cuban Giants have been playing five games a week since 4-25.
1919-3-26 about Phoenix - roster listed - lots of good information.
1919-8-27 extension of time limit for the signing of new players means that such luminaries as Pete Behan, Louis Santop, Bugs Hersche, Cannonball Redding, and others can be used by teams.
1919-10-26 final games today. Knetzer, Hersche etc.
1919-8-17 (Buffalo Courier) Boxes, standings.
Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association
Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association
Start:
1912
Western NY Baseball HOF directory
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Really good
1923-9-01 Local WS preview.
"Not since the first days of the Municipal Baseball Association, organized in 1912, has there been such keen and enthusiastic interest in the outcome of the [local "World Series"] as this year."
Rosters w/ full names listed for all 14 competing teams (one for every league.) Schedule listed.
"Four umpires will work in each of the Class AA post-season series games, as in the past. That plan which has been in use since 1915 was originated by Thomas Mercer, Jr., chief of umpires, and is now in use in all the big league post-season series of games. Two umpires will work in all the Class A and Class B contests."
1919-8-17 (Buffalo Courier) All boxes, class AA standings.
1923-6-03 Boxes for all 14 leagues, all of which are named after presidents.
1941-5-04 (Courier-Express) Boxes. Lesser quality newspaper.
1941-7-27 (News) Boxes and standings for all leagues. Klestinec, Albert with Posmanturs of class A Lincoln League.
Picture of 21-year-old Mayo Radio catcher overcome by the heat.
Bob Parry, AA Simon Pure pitcher, set a season strikeout record with 18 punch-outs.
1942-8-30 Joseph Zoladz win 10-4 in Jefferson League title game before 5K fans. They trailed 4-3 entering the 8th. Ss. Peter and Paul, Grant League champs, won the first game of the class A title series. Klestinec, Albert at 2b for Ss. Peter and Paul.
Two pictures of the crowd with the headline: "Gas Rationing Doesn't Keep Muny Fans From Enjoying Games in Parks."
Polish boxes.
(1941-5-29)
Jefferson-Collins League (AA)
Jefferson-Collins League (AA)
1943
Gudger, Frank-Jim p 1943 Camp Curtissair k'd 20 a few weeks ago
1943-6-18 Henry Wroblewski, Visitations' pitcher, was with Zoladz Lumber last year and pitched great in title series v. Simon-Pures.
Washington-Mercer League (AA)
1941
1943
Basinski, Eddie 1943 Newsboys Has refused pro offers to remain at Curtiss-Wright war job. Will play against Curtiss-Wright on Sunday. 2 HR, 7 RBIs (box)
Eastern New York State League
1938
1949 Cohoes Retailers
DeBonis, Ted c 1949 Cohoes Retailers
Kowalchyk, Peter p 1949 Watervliet
Mohawk Giants were in league in late 1930s.
1939-6-01 Bennington Diner batting.
1939-7-03 Bennington Diner 3rd base coach pulled good trick.
1942-4-09 Old version of league had crazy meetings, with every manager fighting over schedule. Schedule was drawn up a month in advance.
1949-7-27 Preparing all-star team. League officials and fans claim league is better than Troy Amateur League. Claim is disputed: the leagues should have a series.
1949-8-03 Teams listed. Voting for all-star team upcoming. A few pros listed.
1949-8-06 League entering last week of schedule.
1949-11-02 Chuck Reynolds, Cohoes Retailers pitcher, elected MVP. He gave credit to catcher DeBonis.
1957-9-05 Planned teams for next year.
1949-8-13 Cohoes Retailers team pic. Standings for top three teams listed.
Empire State League (D)
1907 BR
1907-7-24 Kingston. Manager Chaucer Elliott signed Knotty Lee for his Oswego club. Lee was one of the highest paid players with Lawrence MA but goes to Oswego out of friendship for Elliott.
Erie-Genesee-Wyoming County League
Erie-Genesee-Wyoming County League
1923 Seneca Indians
1923-9-14 Seneca Indians will play Rochester White City. Eddie Cotriss, local boy & former Central Leaguer, will pitch for Seneca v. former IL Chief Leonard. Cotriss was with the Indians last year.
Genesee Valley League
Genesee Valley League
1922 Geneseo
1923
Rogers, Jay c NYY 1923 Geneseo cap 1924 Geneseo cap
1923-4-26 The Perry Herald reports that Shufflin' Phil Douglas has been signed by Geneseo. Last year Geneseo won the pennant from Perry by the scant margin of a game; if true this signing will enable them to rest easy, assured of success. Says that Larry Leonard is former CHC.
1923-7-07 1st place Geneseo has reorganized - Jay Rogers named captain in place of Larry Leonard. The trouble came for Geneseo when salaries had to be reduced as the consequence of poor attendance. Nunda was replaced by Dansville. Perry and Leicester are now using local players instead of semi-pros. Professionalism was the cause of many of the troubles that plagued the league this year. The only way the league will be able to continue for long is by limiting the use of outside players; a measure that was proposed before the season began but defeated at every meeting of directors.
1923-7-24 "The Geneseo team gave up the ghost last Saturday." Jay Rogers had been hitting sweetly.
1924-4-09 Perry baseball fans vote 355 to 139 in favor of rejoining league.
1924-8-14 disbanded last week due to high salaries and fan ennui.
1924-9-14 John Scondras, Geneseo manager, announced that his team will play Toronto IL Friday.
Greater New York Semi-Pro League
Hudson River League (pro)
1905
1905-5-11 (Poughkeepsie) 1100 ATT for season opener. Dan Brouthers, Luis Padron. Box. Padron praised profusely for base-running. Ballpark is praised.
1905-8-11 Lines.
1905-8-28 Brouthers is finished. Four runs came off his errors. Box. Schedule for rest of season. Poughkeepsie players Padron and McCarthy are at the top of the league with averages of .371 and .365
1905-9-10 Only one box; lots of lines. Standings.
Hudson Valley Semi-pro League
1921
1921-9-11 Poughkeepsie local box + play by play. One of the largest crowds of the season attended, "lining the park on all sides, and making the outfield considerably smaller."
Hudson Valley League
Hudson Valley League
1932 Red Hook
Van Alstyne, Clay p "Spike" 1932 Red Hook
Hudson Valley League
1950
1951
1952
1950-6-24 game between HVL and Yonkers Baseball League all-stars - w/ action pic
Kingston City League
Kingston City League
1945 8-01 standings
1948 Chez Emile
Mains, Clark p 20-8 1949 OHIN 1948 Chez Emile
1956-6-01 Rosters with full names and 1st half schedule.
Long Island Amateur Assocation
1881
1884 8-18 standings
1885 6-27 standings
1886 Star Club
1887 Star Club 8-23 standings final standings + Star roster
Metropolitan Baseball Association
1941-5-03 Cedarhurst will open 21st season tomorrow v. NYFD
Grumman lost 15-6 to Nighthawks in only other game of season v. MBA team
1946-7-13/7-14 (Newsday-Suffolk) Bushwicks 9, Freeport 8. Freeport 7, Cuban Stars 6. Cedarhurst 5, Madison 2.
1946-7-14 (Newsday-Suffolk) Nighthawks 6, HOD 5.
1946-7-20/21 Gulls 6, Reds 3. Gulls 9, Puerto Rican Stars 0. Box only for Gulls-Stars. Other games rained out.
1946-6-01 Freeport league games' preview.
1946-7-25 Mike Roscoe & Charlie Fuchs, Madison pitchers
Mid-State League
1956 Willet 6-25 standings
Swertfager, Fred p 1956 Norwich 600 ATT
1956-6-24 lines
1956-7-08 line scores.
1956-9-10 Willet beats Norwich 5-4 in ten innings - both teams had finished 15-5 in regular season.
1956-9-07 Pic of six Willet sluggers incl. Jim Engleman
Article by Frank Keetz talking about his experience in 1950s town ball. Played for Greene in Mid-State League. Talks about his blue collar local teammates - the couple of imports on the team. Also the declining interest - most games only attended by about a hundred people - couldn't win in competition with television. And after a few years he was married, in the suburbs, and playing softball, like thousands and thousands of other former town ball players.
Mohawk Valley League
Mohawk Valley League
1927
Detore, George (I think) 1927 Otsego Lake
1927-9-06 Buck Ewing's Stars 2, Otsego Lake 1.
New York-New Jersey Semi-Pro League
1955 7-05 standings 8-05 standings w/nicknames 8-29 standings
1957
1963
1955-1-20 league organizes. Franchise fee of $500. Three teams have relationship with MLB team.
Turk Karam, Dodgers scout, Lou Infold, head of North Jersey League for 16 years, and Bill Myers, affiliated with Queens Alliance for 25 years, were all at the meeting.
1955-3-05 rule prohibiting league teams from playing exhibition games v. non-league teams in cities where franchises are established.
1955-6-08 Bill "Snitz" Houghtaling and Whitey Tulacz are on strategy board of Poughkeepsie
1955-6-10 Poughkeepsie had 35 players come to tryout
1955-6-22 Poughkeepsie, for years the deadest baseball town in the valley, drew 500 fans, a great turn-out in these dark days of semi-pro baseball.
Meanwhile, the Newburgh Jewels, with tremendous newspaper publicity, strong promotion, and William Ryan behind them, drew just 200.
1955-7-02 new league opens tonight
1955-7-29 will have Shaughnessy playoff series at end of season
1955-8-06 Colonials laboring in obscurity. A suggested league lineup for 1956.
1955-8-18 Poughkeepsie seems like it will be the only team finishing in the black
1955-9-15 Paterson Uncle Sams won North Jersey Twilight League championship and finished in three-way tie for first in NY-NJ
1955-9-19 season over.
1955-12-02 Bill Ryan, newly elected mayor of Newburgh, will no longer serve as league pres.
1956-2-23 Poughkeepsie withdraws. Attendance discouraging. List of teams wanting to play.
1956-3-02 league setup. Jersey City Cardinals - NNL last year - and Nyack A.C. - 1955 Nyack champs - hoping to be 7th & 8th franchises. Nine players from last year signed OB contracts this year.
1956-3-06 Kingston Colonials players wanted ad
1956-3-12 baseball here hasn't died - just the cash customers.
1956-6-01 Kingston Colonials roster. Davi plans to add six college players.
1956-6-08 ad for Rockland County Welders game
1956-6-23 Kingston game preview with full names for both teams.
1956-12-03 officers elected for 1957
1957-8-17 upstate Dodgers are members of league
1960-10-31 playing in both CT State League and as Kingston in NY-NJ, the Meriden Merchants have been 16-1 in 1957, 17-2 in 1958, 21-3 in 1959, and 10-0 in 1960. Founded in 1955.
1955-6-19 box.
(1957-8-2) Kingston. Two Saugerties boxes.
1963-7-07 Charlie Taylor of Jersey City drove in 7 runs in one inning as Newark Dodgers beat New York Blue Sox.
New York Shipyard League
1918
1918-8-24 "Shipyard League in Danger of Landing on the Rocks"
Ed Reulbach president of league
Northern New York League (pro)
1905 BR
1905-5-26 notes
1905-7-18 Barre Daily Times - standings, boxes - Montpelier-Barre Giants averages
1905-7-20 Burlington Free Press - standings, boxes, commentary. Sam Apperious tried to convert foul ball into fair with his foot going from third to home - a thing Matthews would never do.
1905-7-25 (Burlington) "The attendance was 445 as follows: General admissions, 377; season ticket holders, 36; children, 32; grandstand, 289." [That adds up to 734, not 445.]
"Pitcher 'Libe' Washburn was on the Plattsburgh bench in uniform and says the story of his release is news to him. 'Libe' ought to know if anyone."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clarence_Matthews William Matthews - Harvard star - integrated league with Burlington, 1905
Northern New York League fandom.wiki does not show Malone in league
1934
1935
Martin, Harold p played under name of Doc O'Reilly 1934 Ogdensburg
1933-7-14 Ogdensburg. League talk. The Chateaugay Ponies are in 1st place. The Canton Pirates are managed by George Williams. Bill Fine is expected to pitch for Pete Farrand's Leaguers v. the Canton Pirates at Winter Park.
1935-1-08 Glenn Short, NC semi-pro catcher lately signed by BOS, played in league last summer.
1935-3-01 Last year Al Glossop was farmed out from Syracuse to Plattsburg and hit .331.
1935-7-18 The league (teams listed, incl. Malone) is having a tough time, and may not survive the season.
1935-12-17 League umpire joining IL
1935-12-27 Canadian-American League will have most of the towns of NNYL.
1936-7-23 Flinn, Roland has left Ottawa CAML to sign with Malone of the New York State League because they will pay him more $.
(1935-7-31 Malone Farmer. Malone Stars 6, Saranac Lake 0. Slaalien threw shutout. Brief commentary.
1934-7-22 Ogdensburg. Ogdenburg 10, Ottawa Colonels 9. 10 innings. Doc O'Reilly won in relief for Ogdensburg.
(1934-8-27 Ogdensburg. Lake Placid Collegians 16, All-Ogdensburg 1. Brief commentary. First Chief St. Denis, then Doc O'Reilly, then former PHA Ray Miner, driven from mound.
Queens Semi-pro League
1924 Flushing 9-21 standings
Troy Amateur League
1949 Emerald A.C.
1949-11-02 Phil Rizzuto will come to Troy to speak at banquet honoring Emeralds.
Western New York Semi-Pro League
Western New York Semi-Pro League
1923 6-18 standings 1.5K ATT in one of games - boxes.
1923-4-26 Rochester White City withdraws from league because Frank Rutz, its manager, considers it to be too strong for the other teams, with the exception of Kodiak Park and Fashion Park.
Pros:
Buffalo
Doylies derived their name from their manager, Larry Doyle.
1937-8-02 Waterbury Democrat. Kingston Colonials preview - have 14-3 record - roster talk. Will play Waterbury Sacred Hearts.
1940-9-24 Recreation averages to date. Carlie Husta has given fans an outstanding team.
1948-8-09 Ogdensburg. Pic, good profile. Has served in Ogdensburg for 25 years. Co-owner of Utica club until it was sold to the Phillies in 1944.
Pros:
Buffalo
Dee, Jim 1885 Buffalo Travelers 1886-12-26 Of the Travelers; will probably sign with the Bradfords next year.
Misc.
Culloton, Bernard/Bud p 1921 Kingston Colonials 1922 Kingston Colonials 1923 Kingston Colonials Threw three pitches in fifth, tying Rube Forsythe's local record. He pitched underhanded - the style Rube Forsythe made famous in Kingston. 1924 Kingston Colonials Threw shutout on Bud Culloton Day. 1927 Kingston Colonials Beat Pirates 6-1. 9-4 as of 1927-8-02 1928 Poughkeepsie Regulars 1929 Kingston Colonials 1930 Red Hook Cardinals Red Hook catcher Jack Robins is Culloton's old battery mate with Kingston. 1931 Kingston Twilight Stars 1932 Kingston All-Stars Still city judge 1933 Kingston All-Stars Shutout Delhi Collegians.
Heidrick, Emmet 1907-7-22 Living in Montour Falls - needs to come out & play for Elmira.
Shaw, Ben 1922 Hornell 3 play by play
Signor, Howard p. Good in EL. 1934 Wellsville Sinclairs Some sort of tournament - all boxes
Steele, Elmer p MLB 1907-11 1923 Poughkeepsie Red Sox 2K ATT
Tesreau, Jeff p 1921 Newburgh Independents Newburgh outfielders handled nary a chance
Tesreau, Jeff p 1921 Newburgh Independents Newburgh outfielders handled nary a chance
Martin, Harold p played under name of Doc O'Reilly 1934 Ogdensburg
NJ search NY search 1915-7-16 Signed by WNY Playground to replace "Chick" Dedrick, who resigned. The Playground Commission is the one making the decisions. The added expense of having him will strengthen the team.
Strenk, George FLOR ss-c 1923 Tannersville confirm - with team plans
Suhre, George p 1926 BLRI 1923 Tannersville
Suhre, George p 1926 BLRI 1923 Tannersville
Terpenning, Charles 1913 NYNJ 1922 Kingston Colonials
NYC
Culloton, Bernard/Bud p 1928 Bushwicks Crowd of close to 20,000. Pitched v. Keio.
Westchester region:
Halligan possibly 1919 Port Chester R.B.&W.
Sava, Sal p 1918 EL 1921 Port Chester R.B.&W. (preview) has won 15 straight games box
Sava, Sal p 1918 EL 1921 Port Chester R.B.&W. (preview) has won 15 straight games box
Schmehl, Carl if 1919 Port Chester R.B.&W. Extra inning game. 1919 Mamaroneck All-Stars made HR when outfielder hurt his leg running into a car parked in the outfield. Another ball smashed the windshield of a car. 2K ATT. Extra inning game. 1920 Portchester R.B.&W. beat Lincoln Giants 4-3. Over 400 Port Chester citizens made journey. 1921 Port Chester R.B.&W. play by play
1919-7-13 Philadelphia Giants 7, All-Stars 6.
1919-9-06 + 9-07 Port Chester 7, Lincoln Giants 6. Extra innings.
"The game was a pippin and a tribute to the tireless efforts of "Steve" Kelly", who has worked unceasingly to establish Port Chester as a real baseball center."
Industrial League game: Port Chester 2, Liberty Electric Red Sox 1. League standings. "Babe" Moger is a hard-luck pitcher - keeps on just missing no-hitters.
Robins Dry Dock 7, All-Stars 3. Skiff with Dry Dock.
1914-6-11 (Times) Bricka & Enos report - roster, recent wins listed, general praise. Preview of Simon Pures - Maltops game.
Pic of Ernie Moiser, B&E shortstop.
1914-6-12 Times. Moose team one of the best in WNY. Mg-pitcher = Sandy Bannister, former Rochester star. Bannister, Alex "Sandy"
1914-6-20 News. Pic of Victor Bickers, B&E pitcher.
1927-9-18 "Rarely in the history of amateur baseball on the public park diamonds of this city has there been so much interest displayed in the major-league post-season series as is being shown in the battle between the Black Rock Business Men and Whinihan-Sieberling teams." of the Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association. fighting for James P. Moore trophy.
1927-9-18 Boxes & standings for Buffalo post-season series. 20K attended class AA Black Rocks-Whinihans game.
1927-9-18 "Rarely in the history of amateur baseball on the public park diamonds of this city has there been so much interest displayed in the major-league post-season series as is being shown in the battle between the Black Rock Business Men and Whinihan-Sieberling teams." of the Buffalo Municipal Baseball Association. fighting for James P. Moore trophy.
1927-9-18 Boxes & standings for Buffalo post-season series. 20K attended class AA Black Rocks-Whinihans game.
Elmira
1907-7-22 Elmira 3, Brooklyn Royals 2. 1.5K ATT.
Elmira batting, pitching, fielding. Girard for career has 16-6 record v. Brooklyn Royals.
1956-8-27 Elmira Colonels win 28th straight game.
Fulton Glovers having hard time raising money to go to Wichita for NBC tournament. Williamsport Avco, who Colonels beat 11-4 early in year, have 27-game winning streak.
1956-8-30 8-29, beat Willet, Mid-State League, 7 to 1. (line score
Glens Falls
1924-7-26 The team is 20-10 but $3000 in debt. "Five-dollar ticket books will be sold until that amount is in the treasury, or the club will cease playing on Recreation field." Batting/fielding stats.
1923-8-05 play by play. The Glens Falls Doilies split with Oneonta. Doily Luis Angel Marone won his fight with the opposing first base coach.
Hornell
1921-6-09 It had been unclear whether Hornell, the Southern NY champions of 1920, would play this year due to lack of funds. Hornell business men, however, are playing saviors and have already subscribed $2,000. Things are looking hopeful. Jay Rogers, former NYY, and Joe Prozeller of Durham (PIED) have already been signed, and Jimmy Gilhooley will probably act as manager.
1922-8-22 Olean 5, Hornell 4. Bugs Hersche finally loses after 19 straight wins.
1922-9-23 Hersche, who has won 21 of 22 games, left town, weaking Hornell for its series with Shamokin.
1923-2-09 Hornell, "thorn in the side" of John J. Farrell, have reportedly signed Shufflin Phil Douglas. Scott Perry won 27 of 31 games in 1922 and Bugs Hersche won 20 of 21. Joe Harris played for Hornell in 1921. Team is supported by subscription as well as by the box office. They pay their players as high as $4000 a year. [note: I HIGHLY doubt that all or even much of this is true.] [why?]
1923-6-04 Lots of very interesting misc. news.
Geneva is forming a strong club on the same plan as Hornell.
1923-7-11 A lot of stuff about Scott Perry I'd need some more context to comprehend. Walter Walker (assumed name), who's hitting .398 for the Babcocks, is moving to Williamsport to work for their accounting bureau. He will play with the P.R.R. team of Williamsport.
Gives every score for Hornell, which is going through a difficult season whose darkness shows in sharp contrast to their wonderful record last year. They have won 20 out of their 41 games, scoring 300 runs and allowing 268, but those numbers are inflated by beatings inflicted upon teams brought to Hornell for practice.
1923-7-24 The Elmira State League club is a failure; it losing almost every game and attendance is pitiful. It is a far cry from the Arctics.
Preview of Hornell-Eagle Silks series. Eagle Silks have Tony Marhefka & Elmer Knetzer.
Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley
Makowski, Sigmund vg hitting c-of in mid-minors 1927 Scotia "Sig and Bill Makofski, former all around high school and college athletes, are alternating in the Scotia pitching box with famous success."
Stone, Arnold-Arnie p - pro debut at 30 1927 Hudson Falls 1927 Adirondacks Glens Falls in A.P. and L. League - Adirondacks Power and Light. (1927-2-02)
Spruill, Joe "Red" p 1927 Schenectady Buck Ewing's Stars Team won its 11th straight game. Spruill defeated former MLB Bud Culloton 6-1. Deserved shutout.
Spruill, Joe "Red" p 1927 Schenectady Buck Ewing's Stars Team won its 11th straight game. Spruill defeated former MLB Bud Culloton 6-1. Deserved shutout.
Glens Falls
Akins, Roy c-of vg in ESHL - Glens Falls native
Kinney, Paul p EL/IL
Doylies derived their name from their manager, Larry Doyle.
1923-8-11 (Glens Falls) Description of Tannersville's town and team, including roster. Has Frank Boyle, "a semi-pro from New York who has had many league offers but likes summer resort offers better"; Deetjen, Tubby Rankin, etc. The team's secretary, Morgan R. Francis, "writes that he thinks he has the highest priced club in New York state." Kingston and Oneonta are two of their rivals.
1923-8-20 Today the Doylies will play Hunt's Stars of Great Meadow Prison, which has a 15-2 record, in a benefit game arranged by Father Burns for St. Ann's Church in Fort Ann. "The game will be played on the prison field and will be called at 5:30 daylight saving time."
1927-7-22 "Alexander P. Robertson, local athlete and sports promoter, and "Birdie" Moriarty, umpire and baseball player, are quietly forwarding plans to put a representative Glens Falls ball club on Recreation Field during the months of August and September. An appeal was recently made to the Chamber of Commerce for financial aid, and that progress of the work is so far matured that The Post-Star feels the time is ripe to apprise fans of what is going on.
"It is the present plan of the promoters to build a team entirely of local and vicinity players, who will for the most part, possibly in all cases except the pitchers, play voluntarily with the understanding that if the project makes money there will be an equal division of proceeds at the end of the season. With the athletes going in to the situation in this spirit, there appears to be a good chance of the Chamber of Commerce aiding them more or less substantially for the sake of the excellent civic advertising which a good ball club affords.
"Reinforced by such crack players as Doc Snell and Ripton of Warrensburg, and Arnold Stone of Hudson Falls, who are in harmony with the prospect, and with the probable importation of Johnny Gilbo from Port Henry to play his customary position at short stop, the many able players now showing themselves in semi-pro and Industrial League baseball in this city ought to be able to group themselves into a club which could play in the same "league" with any of the teams which have shown at Recreation Field this season. Coached by Bay Robertson, who perhaps knows as much baseball as any young man in the city, the club should reach a plane which no local team has reached since the days of Larry Doyle and the Doylies."
+ Industrial League box.
1927-8-16 Bozzi has arranged that BSN come to play the D&H Generals on condition that the Glens Falls Chamber of Commerce "organize and forward a campaign for an advance sale of tickets." Admission will be $1.00. "The total cost of promoting the contest would be $900, including a necessarily heavy rain insurance."
Havana Red Sox will appear here tomorrow - only stopping for two games in Eastern NY, the other being with Scotia on 8-18.
1927-9-06 Promoter Bozzi has arranged that the Braves play here tomorrow - the first appearance of a big league club in this city.
1928-4-20"Members of the Recreation commission met yesterday at Recreation field with Henry Bozzi, Schenectady baseball promoter, and worked out a few plans for improving seating arrangements against the opening of a new professional baseball season there in about four weeks. I previously reported that Mr. Bozzi has again been given the professional privileges at Recreation field, that he will present Buck Ewing's colored stars here in frequent games this summer, and that he will bring at least one big league club to Glens Falls and probably more than one.
At his own expense, Mr. Bozzi will increase seating facilities at the field to the extent of about 400. He will bring bleachers here from Albany that will not only close the open space directly behind the plate, but will add to the stands on the Crandall pond side so as to run them out to the end of the present wire screen. The new bleachers, if plans go through, will be ones that were used at Chadwick Park in Albany during the winter. They will be individual chairs bolted to a strong understructure and will be comfortable to an unusual degree.
Other improvements, which may come along a little later in the season, include wire screens on the back of the bleachers, a new score board, and a set of dugouts if it is found that the ground is not too wet to sink such structures down so low that they will not interfere with visibility from the stands."
"Mr. Bozzi has booked up the Star completely for campaigns in Pensylvania, Philadelphia, and the New York city district for the next three weeks. He thinks he has tried to open the northern New York season somewhat too early in other seasons, and will wait this year until warm weather is closer at hand and when the fans in these parts feel more like getting outdoors for their recreation.
"Late in the third week of May the Stars will probably pry off the proverbial lid in this community. Their opposition, according to present plans, will either be the Japanese Stars, or the original Cuban Giants, which were seen here during the regime of Larry Doyle, not the Cubans who played a number of contests here last season. If the Japs is the opening attraction, it will mean that Promoter Bozzi will have to schedule at least four games for them in eastern New York, for they are an extremely, expensive club, too expensive to bring to these parts for a single exhibition. If the Cubans are signed, they will also provide some of the best entertainment of the entire season. Local fans remember with what ease they put the Doylies out of the way in their two appearances here during the career of that organization."
The Boston Braves will appear on 6-27, and Bozzi is trying to get WSA and NYG. "An attempt to bring the Yankees here has failed; they are in such great demand that the cost of putting them on is a prohibitive proposition."
1923-8-11 Glens Falls Doylies 3, Tannersville 2. Admission seems to have been fifty cents. 3K ATT. Pic of Paul Kinney, Glens Falls pitcher. Play by play. Game at Recreation Field. Doylies have player named Luis Angel Marone.
(1923-8-20 Doylies 11, Chappie Johnson's All Stars 2. 4K ATT. Chappies 5, Doylies 1. 4K ATT. Play by play for both games. Buck Ewing was 3 for 4 with a homer, double, and triple on Sunday. Doylies repeatedly called Murderers' row.
1923-8-20 Doylies 8, Hunt's Stars 2. "The Ruthlike Akins boosted one across a couple of rivers and down behind a cliff along in the middle of the game."
"Quite a crowd of customers motored over from Glens Falls [to Great Meadows prison] and all the Fort Ann folks appeared."
(1923-9-13 Wed. Doylies 9, Colonials 0. 3.5K ATT. (6 innings) Pics of Paul Kinney and Roy Akins - Akins homered twice. "Culloton, who pitched 80 or 90 scoreless innings for the Colonials a little while ago," was hit hard. Play by play.
Doylies scores thus far presented - the team has a 29-14 record.
1927-5-31 Ewing Stars 6, Philadelphia Giants 1. Pro season in Glens Falls was finally inaugurated. Despite minimal promotion, fans "flocked to the grounds more numerously than they did habitually when the Doylies were at popularity's peak."
"Manager Buck Ewing has molded a distinctly better team than Chappie Johnson showed at Recreation Field last season and he presented an opposing club here yesterday which is hardly likely to be surpassed by any other opponent which the Stars may play here this season."
"Buck Ewing wants to bring his club back here Saturday for a scrap with the popular D. and H. Generals, but there are so many teams desirous of using Recreation Field nowadays that it is only faintly possible that arrangements can be made at this late date to provide for such a game."
1927-7-22 Ewing Stars 3, Scotia 0. One of the best pitching duels seen at Recreation Field in recent seasons. "Bill Makofksi, one of a pair of athletic brothers who are pitching Scotia into baseball fame, locked arms with Red Spruil, a new importation from the South recently made by Buck Ewing's Stars..."
"Manager Ewing seems to have scored a beat on other colored teams in his acquisition of Spruil." Description of Spruil's pitching.
1927-8-12 Ewing Stars 8, Scotia 8. Bill Makofski smacked.
1927-8-17 Havana Red Sox 2, Ewing's Stars 1. 2.2K ATT - largest crowd of the season. Antonio, of the Havana team, used to be known as Smith when he played with the Chappies.
1927-9-11 BSN 3, Glens Falls All Stars 1. "The game was witnessed by more than 4,000 fans, by far the largest number ever to attend a game at the local field." Play by play. Doc Farrell made his homecoming and drove in all three Braves runs. Future MLB Bob Cooney threw seven scoreless innings of relief in his third game in five days. Bancroft, Braves' manager, was much impressed.
1966-12-23 Obit of Farrell, Doc, MLB infielder and dentist. He played for the Glens Falls Doilies in 1923 and 1924 & went straight to NYG in 1925. The Doylies were managed by Larry Doyle.
Kingston (In Hudson Valley)
Kingston (In Hudson Valley)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_New_York
Ostrom, Billy With Poughkeepsie COLL 1947-50; 21-11 record, 2.89 ERA, and .368 batting average.
Husta, Carl 1925 PHA - 1940 Recreations (1g,0 for 3) MG
Ostrom, Billy With Poughkeepsie COLL 1947-50; 21-11 record, 2.89 ERA, and .368 batting average.
Husta, Carl 1925 PHA - 1940 Recreations (1g,0 for 3) MG
https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/carl-husta/ One of the greats of the 1920s
1923-2-23 Players signed
1927-7-19 Art Smith threw no-hit, no-walk game for Stamford v. Oneonta, marred only by an error. (Stamford = Colonials lineup)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Schirick#Life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Schirick#Life
1937-8-02 Waterbury Democrat. Kingston Colonials preview - have 14-3 record - roster talk. Will play Waterbury Sacred Hearts.
1940-9-24 Recreation averages to date. Carlie Husta has given fans an outstanding team.
1921 35-6-1
1922 47-15-1
1923
1924 57-27-2
1925 53-20-3
1957-8-20 Talk of a few old-time fans who watched the Colonials and Recs - and still watch the watered down baseball of the NYNJ.
Series: The Kingston Colonials: A Baseball Legend (1921-27)
Series: The Kingston Colonials: A Baseball Legend (1921-27)
(1971 article is edited version of this)
1959-1-09 Teaser
1959-1-13 "The original Colonials were all-local at the beginning, a group of local stars plucked from the old Twilight League, then gradually strengthened by the importation of college stars and big names from the area." Were 35-5 in 1921.
"The imported stars began to seep into the lineup in 1922, among them Bobby Coyle of Saugerties and Dutch Glaser. The Original Thirteen included Leo Fitzgerald, Joe (Kid) Moore, Jack Robins, Matty Deegan, Bill Schwab, Artie Rice, Cy Connors, Dick Williams, Bill McAuliffe, Freddie Stoudt, Bud Culloton and Judge Schirick, who appeared the role of manager- player, mostly at first base. At Cornell he had been star catcher and team captain."
Importations soon become endless; among notables were future NYY fireman Johnny Murphy and "Father Chappy Boyle, now a Monsignor in White Plains."
1959-1-14 1921 season. 35-6-1. Had a 17-game winning streak.
1959-1-15 1922 season. 47-15-1. Lists some stats. Culloton was 25-4.
1959-1-16 1922 notable games.
1959-1-19 "The 1922 season was marked by many memorable pitching performances by Bud Culloton, Bill McAuliffe, Harry Harper, and Rube Forsythe."
"The season ended on Oct. 1 at the Fair Grounds with Jimmy Ring of the Philadelphia Phillies [pitching for rival Tannersville] shutting out the Colonials 2-0, in what has often been described as the wildest betting contest in local baseball history." Paul Schreiber pitched for the Colonials.
1959-1-20 Benny Borgmann in 1923 line-up. "Manager Harry Schirick remained consistent and persistent. His dugout and field tactics would make Leo Durocher look like a choir director by comparison. And he always was alert to sign any player who was impressive against the Colonials. As a result such result such notable names as Bernie McCue, one of the club's finest hitters over the years; Charlie Terpenning of Newburgh, Sid Ross, lanky Rube Forsythe and Swat Russell joined the local club." Culloton set Colonial K record with 18.
1959-1-22 1923 - Silk Sox/Chappie Johnson Stars
1959-1-23 19249-04; Lost to Orioles 5-1 as Jack Warhop pitched for the Colonials.
Bob Grody, future ABL star then pitching for Glens Falls, pitched both games of a double-header against the Colonials on 9-11, but only won one.
1959-1-24 1924-10-01 - Lost to Dodgers 2-1. 3K+ ATT. Had a 57-27-2 record that year, playing until 10-19.
1959-1-26 The team's golden age began in 1925. Had first brushes with BRG that year. Greatest exhibition of power may have been shown by BRG when they beat locals 13-7, 1925-6-16.
1959-1-27 1925-7-23 - Lost to Dodgers 7-4. Art Smith, Columbia pitcher, joined Kingston in the second half of 1925. "A brilliant right hander with beautiful flowing style."
1959-1-28 In August, Clyde Russell no-hit the "vaunted D&H Generals" 4-0 and the Colonials beat the Chappie Johnson All-Stars 22-7.
No-hitter preserved by freak play: Outfielder fumbled routine fly and the outfielder backing him up dove after the ball and made the catch.
1959-1-29 Had 53-20-3 record in 1925. Lost to Havana Cubans 5-0 on 1925-9-02. These Cubans were the real McCoy - had Dihigo and Oms.
1959-1-30 1925 - Beat the Dodgers
1959-2-03 1926-8-08 - Beat Pirates 6-5. Poetic justice: The Pirates pitcher the Colonials beat had been called up by the Pirates when they sent down Culloton to New Haven. Eddie Phelps Jr., son of Schirick's replacement, batted leadoff and collected four hits.
1959-2-04 Decline set in in 1927. "Harry Schirick had departed from the scene to be succeeded by Eddie Phelps, Sr. and before the peerless tossers had spiked their last base Bud Culloton and Jack Robins had essayed the managerial roles."
1959-2-05 1927-5-22 - Cardinals beat Colonials 8-4.
1959-2-06 Culloton's greatest day came on 1927-7-10, when he beat the Pirates 6-1.
1959-2-10 Babe Ruth appeared in exhibition for Colonials on 1926-10-16. Legend has it he went hitless; he did not, collecting three hits, but it was Matty Deegan who was hero of the 1-0 defeat of Johnny Enzmann and Bay Ridge, hitting a walk-off home run with two out in the bottom of the ninth.
1959-2-12 1927
1959-2-17 Considers Colonial all-time all-star team. There are two Colonials exhibitions - with the Braves and Phillies - that dates could not be found for.
The Culloton Years
The Culloton Years
1967-7-06 The Colonials were managed by former Supreme Court Justice Harry E. Schirick. Schirick, Dutch - played one game for 1914 SLB - in one time at plate, walked and stole two bases.
Culloton pitched most of the Pirates' exhibitions in 1925. Culloton promised himself that he would remain in pro baseball only as long as he was a major leaguer. When he was traded to New Haven - he was out.
1967-7-07 pt. 2
1967-7-08 Culloton has high praise for Buck Ewing, Chappie Johnson All Stars/ Mohawk Colored Giants catcher. "He was head and shoulders over any catcher in independent baseball in his time." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Ewing_(1920s_catcher) (Culloton quote in article.)
1971-10-18 "Century of Sports in Ulster County"
1971-10-18 "Century of Sports in Ulster County"
43 Team pic of Saugerties Originals.
44 Whitey Ford pitched for Tommy Maines' All-Stars v. the Long Island Greys in an exhibition game at Dietz Stadium on 1951-8-29. He k'd 14 but lost 3-0. (Tommy Maines played for the Recs in 1940.)
46 The original 1920s Colonials.
1924 team pic. Really really good.
47 More on the original Colonials. "Five Major League Teams Played Here."
Jimmy Morgan, 83, is last survivor of 1905-06 local baseball. Some really good stuff. He is saddened by demise of local baseball.
Profile of Fred J. Davi, who has operated Kingston area baseball teams for the last 45 years. Has kept the City League alive. Close ties with the Yankees.
48 Billy Ostrom and the 1940-45 Kingston Recreations. Ostrom was a Lardneresque knuckleballer. Ostrom had great success against Negro League teams - KCM Ted Strong once exclaimed "What the hell is a guy like this doing in a hick town like Kingston?" He pitched briefly in the CAMA.
The Recs never draw more than 2500 fans to a game, but "The Recreations, created to take advantage of the new lighting system at Dietz Stadium - a Hudson Valley first - played before many crowds of 5,000 and reached the all-time peak of 7,000 in a 1944 exhibition with the wartime Brooklyn Dodgers."
The Recs introduced black teams & the Bushwicks to local baseball.
"The Recreations drew 47,227 fans in 1941, an average of 1,523 a game."
Describes the Recs' management. Lists rosters. Had Wes Westrum and Chuck Connors in 1944.
"For all intents and purposes big time independent baseball started with the Colonials and ended with the Recreations."
Gives box & story of 1944-9-23 BRO exhibition. Overton Tremper, Linsalata, Novosel, and MLB Bill Lorhman in Recs' line-up.
49 Pic of John "Whitey" Tulacz, Poughkeepsie native & Rec star who went on to pitch for the PHA.
50 Carl Husta part of 1922 team that beat the Celtics for the original basketball world championship.
54 Good basketball pic of Carl Husta. Pic of Kingston youth getting autograph from Ernie Lombardi at 1942 exhibition game. Tommy Holmes & Tommy Maines before 1942 BSN-Recs exhibition. Pic of the Kingston Recs board.
59 Pic of 1932 Red Hook team which won the 1932 Hudson Valley League and Duchess County titles.
60 Team pic of fabled Red Monograms of 1911-14. "Sponsored by Hauck Brewery at the corner of Wurts and McEntee Streets in Kingston." Gives full names but doesn't say who is who.
Troy
1949-8-03 Traffic officer Frank (Macker) McTiernan died 8-01. 35 years ago he was one of top amateur catchers in upstate New York. Formed great battery with Ted Merrick and Bill Dwyer.
NY-NJ
Sunday baseball
1912-8-01 Teams brought to Harlem Police Court for playing Sunday ball. Players are not fined, but managers, score-card sellers etc. fined $5 each. By his lenience Magistrate McQuade showed he is not in the rabid anti-Sunday ball camp. Colored players were majority - four colored teams appeared. Some cartoons of players appearing before judge.
"Why the police officials suddenly determined to stop Sunday ball playing is not known. Throughout Greater New York the police subpoenaed ball players, managers, etc. for violating the law. In several instances the games were stopped. The various magistrates, judging from their actions Monday, are not in sympathy with the anti-Sunday ball crusade."
Notes:
Notes:
Amateur League championship 6-24
1906 Ridgewood players signed by Manhattan Beach club - Ambrose Hussey in altercation with Lindemann
1919-7-14 Bushwicks tie 1-1 in 13-inning game with MA team - in 12th inning fans rush field after ump calls Joe Weiss safe at close play at second - was finally called out and a riot was averted
account of "Doc Howard, the demon rooter, who captained for the Riversides in the '70s"
account of "Doc Howard, the demon rooter, who captained for the Riversides in the '70s"
1933-7-29 Smith benefit to be played 8-8
1934 misc. notes legacy
1934-7-24 misc. notes legacy
xtra
1910-3-10 on Ernie Lush, who played for the Bronx Athletics in 1909
1910-7-13 Charlie Girard leaves to pitch for pro York
1933-8-08 All-Star team will play the Farmers in a benefit game for Eddie Smith; money will go for an operation which will hopefully restore his sight in his right eye and allow him to pass the police exam. Picture of Max Rosner, Dutch Woerner, and umpire Buster Brown.
1938-7-13 (Daily News) The Magnolias of the Recreation Twilight League, Ossining, have a lefty throwing double-play combination, and a one-legged pitcher (best pitcher in the league).
1938-10-02 (Daily News) Powerhouse sandlot HOF - lists lots of notable sandlot players, with full names. Includes MLB Turchin, Eddie, who played in class D CDBL in 1937 and with Medico in 1938.
1944 abt Eddie Boland had worked and played for Department of Sanitation for six years. Played for four other teams. Outfielders earned about $15 a game - $25 for a doubleheader.
1966-8-03 Satchel Paige to pitch in Kingston
1966-8-08 500+ ATT. Satchel pitched three innings for Indianapolis Clowns against New York Stars, their companion traveling team. New York Stars beat Kingston Braves 2-0.
1936-9-01 Mount Vernon Scarlets batting
Minor Leagues:
Iron and Oil League (NY-PA)
had black team in 1898 - Celeron Acme Colored Giants. They were not successful.
http://research.sabr.org/journals/files/SABR-National_Pastime-16.pdf (p. 97/140)
Lou Gehrig
1921 Mapleton Parks of Yonkers
Boxes from Brooklyn Times Union: (5-12) (6-03) (7-06) (7-08) (7-14) (8-04)
Ladouceur brothers of Ogdensburg
Lou Gehrig
1921 Mapleton Parks of Yonkers
Boxes from Brooklyn Times Union: (5-12) (6-03) (7-06) (7-08) (7-14) (8-04)
Ladouceur brothers of Ogdensburg
1923-4-08 Nine brothers from 18 to 42, all ball players. Profile of family. Napoleon is the youngest, at eighteen. The brother team won the championship of Ogdensburg a few years ago by beating the Silk Mill 17-1. Story of how Napoleon made Buffalo team. Napoleon was 22-4 last year with the brother's team. Nap is a 5'9" 154 lb. righty. Nap on BR: A B
1933-5-13 Winter Park Bears will open season v. Talcville team, winners of St. Lawrence Co. League last year. Bears listed, with full names. Doc O'Reilly, Poli Ladouceur, Edgar Ladouceur, etc. The Bears will wear new uniforms. Leo Wise, former Brockville pitcher, may play if he arrives on time from his Atlantic City home.
Played a lot in Ontario, too.
Ogdensburg
(1932-7-25 Ogdensburg 12, Norfolk 11. Doc O'Reilly, Pete Farrand with Ogdensburg. Brief summary in column of old news.
(1932-7-25 Ogdensburg 12, Norfolk 11. Doc O'Reilly, Pete Farrand with Ogdensburg. Brief summary in column of old news.
1933-7-04 Winter Park Eskimos 9, Prescott 4. Box. Doc O'Reilly pitched and won for the Eskimos.
1934-7-22 Ogdensburg. Ogdenburg 10, Ottawa Colonels 9. 10 innings. Doc O'Reilly won in relief for Ogdensburg.
1934-8-05 Ottawa Journal. Ogdensburg 4, Ottawa Crains 3. Exhibition game. 1500 ATT.
(1934-8-27 Ogdensburg. Lake Placid Collegians 16, All-Ogdensburg 1. Brief commentary. First Chief St. Denis, then Doc O'Reilly, then former PHA Ray Miner, driven from mound.
Buck Lai (Tin)
1928-4-01 Pic w/ Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb has been helping him a great deal with his batting and is a "prince of a fellow."
1933-10-14 Profile. Has a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad inspecting perishable freight. Married a Brooklyn girl.
1945-1-21 Profile.
1965-9-19 Profile. Would play 8-9 games a week; played a doubleheader on Sundays with the Bushwicks and a Saturday game at East Orange. Played with other teams like Millville, P.R.R., South Philadelphia, Chester, Vineland, Bridgetown, Norristown, and Middletown NY.
Played on the 1923 PRR team that won the System championship; Socks Seybold pitched for it.
"Buck played for the RTC Shipyard team in Camden years ago and works these days as an expeditor for the Cramp Shipyard, Philadelphia, when called." Has a son and a daughter; the son is a fine sprinter and director of athletics at Long Island U.
Monsignor Harold J. Martin
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27946663/harold-j-martin buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Ogdensburg.
https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-canadian-american-league/ CAN-AM president from 1937 to 1944 - unpaid.
1919-6-13 NY Herald. Judy Martin is captain of the Powhatan Club of New York, which will play the Ridgewoods on the Ridgewood Grounds on Sunday.
https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-canadian-american-league/ CAN-AM president from 1937 to 1944 - unpaid.
1919-6-13 NY Herald. Judy Martin is captain of the Powhatan Club of New York, which will play the Ridgewoods on the Ridgewood Grounds on Sunday.
1934-9-22 Ogdensburg. Player with All-Ogdensburg team which will face Rochester State Hospital.
1948-8-09 Ogdensburg. Pic, good profile. Has served in Ogdensburg for 25 years. Co-owner of Utica club until it was sold to the Phillies in 1944.
"After pitching six or seven years, he established the Northern New York League. About 1930, he began to play with some of the teams in Canada. In 1932 [sic], ammonia fumes burned his eyes so he quit pitching."
1955-5-19 Ogdensburg. Pic. Pitching priest of mid-30s celebrated.
1958-5-09 Ogdensburg. Obit. Pitched several years under the pseudonym of Doc O'Reilly - "The money he earned was used to establish a children's playground in Ogdensburg." Born in 1895-11-10 in Boston MA - attended Boston College HS - graduated from Fordham in 1920. Ordained as priest in 1923.
1955-5-19 Ogdensburg. Pic. Pitching priest of mid-30s celebrated.
1958-5-09 Ogdensburg. Obit. Pitched several years under the pseudonym of Doc O'Reilly - "The money he earned was used to establish a children's playground in Ogdensburg." Born in 1895-11-10 in Boston MA - attended Boston College HS - graduated from Fordham in 1920. Ordained as priest in 1923.
1958-5-14 Syndicated article by Red Smith. Fordham teammates, including Frisch, remember him. He was ambidextrous - may have pitched both ways in a game.
1959-5-11 Ogdensburg. Pic. "Msgr. Harold J. Martin Twin Cup Memorial Challenge Trophy" instituted in his honor. Good profile. Pitched once a week for $75.
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn
Pic w/ Rube Marquard; Libe wore glasses in this shot.
1897-7-02 (Bradford, VT) "engaged to pitch for the Franklin base ball team during summer vacation."
1900-4-26 (Springfield, MA) Struck out 12 and gave up only two hits v. Williams. Walked none.
1897-7-02 (Bradford, VT) "engaged to pitch for the Franklin base ball team during summer vacation."
1900-4-26 (Springfield, MA) Struck out 12 and gave up only two hits v. Williams. Walked none.
1900-12-28 (Bradford, VT) "Libe Washburn of Brown's, Providence, R.I., and captain of the foot ball team of that college, is spending a few days at his home in town."
1902-2-07 (Detroit) Has refused good offers from the Giants and Phillies.
1902-6-20 (Boston via Pittsburgh) "Boston, June 20.-There may be pluckier men playing ball than Libe Washburn, but they have haven't made themselves apparent.
1902-2-07 (Detroit) Has refused good offers from the Giants and Phillies.
1902-6-20 (Boston via Pittsburgh) "Boston, June 20.-There may be pluckier men playing ball than Libe Washburn, but they have haven't made themselves apparent.
With an eye as big as a baseball, a nose scattered all over his face like a Hottentot's and badly dented "slats" the game ex-Boston man shows his college bringing up. Last night he said: "Oh, it's nothing: I have had my nose broken and my eyes blackened many times - I've played football, and this don't amount to much. I wish I could see out of this eye of mine, and I think I could play tomorrow." But it is doubtful if he can play in two weeks."
1906-11-30 (Barre, VT) Engaged to Miss Alice Skinner of Malone, NY. Will marry her on 12-27. "Mr. Washburn will be remembered as a former captain and manager of baseball teams in the Northern League. He is a graduate of Brown University and since his graduation he has been an instructor in the Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia."
1935-6-14 (Boston) Played football for Brown in 1897 when they beat the Carlisle Indians 18-14.
1986-4-05 (West Lebanon, NH) Was the first to earn three letters in a year at Brown. "one of the greatest athletes ever at Brown University".
"Married to a girl he had met while playing summer ball in the old Northern League in Malone, NY., Washburn died there in 1940 after a long career as a business and civic leader."
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